Railway car



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RAILWAY CAR Filed July 8. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 1'ATTORNEYS www.

Patented Apr. 25, 1933 WILLIAM E. [INE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO RAILWAY CAR Application filed July 8, 1931. Serial No. 549,501.

My invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to improvements in the construction of body bolsters therefor and I the manner of connecting the latter to adjacent and associated parts of the car. l

A primary object of the invention is to increase the strength and rigidity of the body bolster adjacent the portions thereof to j which forces are transmitted from side bear- 1d ings mounted on trucks of the car. j

Another object of the invention isto provide means for connecting the bolster to the floor of the car whereby the latter may be 5 supported in a most efficient manner.

A primary feature of the'invention consists in providing a body bolster having top and bottom chord members with downwardly converging truss members integrally con- Y necting the chord members, the truss members being connected 4to the lower chord member in substantially vertical alinement with a portion of the bolster which is coopera-ble with a truck sidebearing and each of j the truss members being formed with a web 425 extending vtransversely of the bolster and with a plurality of horizontally spaced flanges projecting from oneside of the web. Another feature of the invention consists j in providing the downwardly converging 3o truss members, which intersect the lower chord member of the bolster in substantially vertical 'alinement with a portion of the bolster with which a truck side bearing is adapted to cooperate, with a web having horizontally spaced flanges projecting from one side thereof and having a flange disposed in a plane intermediate the planes of the spaced flanges projecting from the other side n j thereof. Y

4o A further feature of the invention consists in providing the downwardly converging truss members .of the bolster with horizontally spaced flanges which extend longitudinally of the bolster, corresponding flanges of adjacent truss members being disposed in the "same plane and being integrally connectedvadjacent the lower chord member of the bolster.

A still further feature of the invention consists in providing the top chord member of the body bolster with a substantially ver tical flange and in providing the truss inembers of the bolster with horizontally spaced flanges, the upper portions of the horizontally spaced flanges converging toward each other and being integrally connected with the vertical flange of the top chord member. A still further feature of the invention consists in providing the body bolsterwith a bottom ,flange having a plurality of relatively inclined portions, one of said portions overlying a laterally projecting flange of the center sill and the other of saidv portions eX- tending upwardly and outwardly from the iirst named portion, the undersurface of said @',5

portions intersecting in a horizontal plane passing through the outer portion of the upper surface of the laterally projecting flange.

A- still further feature o f the invention consists in providing a railway car having 7@ an inclined floor 'sheet spaced above the body bolster with plate means interposed between the body bolster and car floor for supporting the latter, said plate means being provided with 4portions,rigidlysecured to the floor 75 sheets and-to the bolster.

Other Vand more specific features of the invention residing in advantageous forms, combinations and relations 4of parts will here-V inafter appear and be pointed out in the claims.

l In thev drawings illustrating -a preferred embodiment of thevinvention, Figure l is a transverse sectional view of a railway hopper car, the fbody bolster being shown in ele- SJ vation.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational View of the railway car adjacent the body bol-` ster.

Figure S-is an enlarged vertical sectional Q0 view taken on line 3 3, Figure 1.

Figure 4L is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line i-4l, Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged side elevational view ofthe portion of the bolster adjacent the center sill. a Figure 6 is asectional view taken on line 6-6, Figure 5. l

Figure 7 is a bottom view of the portion of the bolsterillustrated in Figure 5. Y ,-00

Figure 8 is a detail sectional View taken on line 8-8, Figure 7.

Figures 9 and 1() are detail sectional views taken on lines 9-9 and 10-10 respectively, of Figure 5.

Figure 11 is an enlarged detail sectional View taken on line 11-11, Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the side sills of the car and 2, the center' sills. Each of the side sills may be conveniently formed in sections, one of the sections extending between the two body holsters of the car and the other sections eX- tending respectively between the body bolsters and the adjacent ends of the car. rllhe car center sills are of usual design and each has a web 3 and upper and lower flanges el and 5 respectively. The upper flanges are, as is usual, rigidly connected by a top cover plate 6.

The body bolster may advantageously be formed of two cast metal sections 7, and since the sections are substantially duplicates, corresponding parts of each are designated by similar reference numerals. The bolster sections are respectively interposed beJween the side and center sills and each is formed with top and bottom chord members 8 and 9 respectively.

The top chord member is of substantially T-shape in cross section having a preferably horizontal top flange 10 and a downwardly extending vertical flange or stem 11. The bottom chord member is of similar but of inverted cross section having a bottom flan 12 and an upwardly extending substantially vertical flange or stem 13. At their outer ends, the chord members are connected by a substantially vertical T-shaped member having a flange 14 extending longitudinally of the bolster and a flange 15 extending on opposite sides of the flange 14- transversely of the bolster. The inner ends of the chord members are connected by a similarly shaped member which has a longitudinally extending flange 16 and a transversely extending flange 17. The lower portion of the flange 17 is substantially vertical being rigidly secured to the web 3 of the adjacent center sill by rivets 18, while the upper portion of the flange inclines upwardly and outwardly from adjacent the upper corner of the center sill.

Intermediate the outer and inner end-coa neet-ing members, the chord members are integrally joined by diagonally extending truss members 19, 20, and 21. The truss members 19 and 20 converge downwardly and are integrally oined adjacent the lower chord member in substantially vertical alinement with a horizontal portion 22 of the latter to which a side bearing wear plate 23 is rigidly secured. The upper end of the truss member 19 intersects the upper chord member adjacent the upper end of the transverse flange 17,

while the upper end of the truss member 20 intersects the top chord member at the point of intersection therewith of the truss member 21, the latter of which inclines upwardly and inwardly from adjacent the outer lower corner of tl e bolster section. The truss member 21 is of substantially cruciform shape in cross section having a longitudinal flange 24 and a transverse flange 25.

Each of the truss members 19 and 2O is formed with a transverse web 26 which is integrally provided with horizontally spaced flanges 27 projecting from one side thereof, and with a single flange 28 projecting from the opposite sides thereof, the flange 28 being disposed in a plane intermediate the planes of the spaced flanges 27 Although, for their major portions, the flanges 27 project from the marginal edges of their associated webs, adjacent the lower portions of the truss members, that is, adjacent their points of intersection, the webs 26 project laterally beyond flanges 27. Moreover, for their major portions, the flanges 27 are preferably disposed in substantially vertical planes and corresponding ones of each truss member are disposed in the same plane and are integrally connected adjacent the lower chord member. Adjacent their upper portions, the flanges 27 of each truss member converge upwardly and merge with the free or lower edge of the vertical flange 11 of the top chord member. The flanges 28 may be advantageously rigidified by a rib 29 which projects on opposite sides thereof and the free edges of flanges 27 are formed for their maj or portions with inwardly projecting ribs 30. The converging portions of the flanges 27 are, instead of being formed with inwardly projecting ribs, formed with similarly shaped outwardly projecting ribs 31. To prevent water from accumulating within the recess formed at the intersection of the truss meinbers 19 and 20, the flanges 27 may be conveniently formed with apertures 32 to readily permit the water to drain therefrom. By providing the truss members of the bolster which intersect the lower chord member adjacent the point thereof1 which is adapted to cooperate with the side bearing of the car truck, with ilanges arranged in the manner described, it will be readily appreciated that they are capable of withstanding and of transmitting in a most eiiicient manner the eccentric forces delivered to the bolster from the side bearing. The free edges of the longitudinally extending flanges of the top and bottom chord members, of the inner and outer connecting members, and of the truss meinber 21 may be fashioned with ribs 33 similar to the rib 29 with which each of the flanges 28 of the truss members 19 and 2O is formed. lt will be perceived that the longitudinal flanges of the various members of the bolster, inasmuch as they lie in the same vertical plane, form a web or the like .which is provided with apertures 34.

The bottom Qflange 12 of the bottom chordl member :inclines downwardly as at from adjacent'the end of the bolster to adjacent the horizontal portion 22. Betweenvthe portion 22 andthe flange 17 `which is rigidly secured to the web 3.of the adjacent center' sill, the bottom flange 12-is provided with relatively inclined portions 36 and 37 respectively. The portion 36 overlies the upper surface ofthe outwardly projecting portion of the. lower flange 5 of the adjacent center sill while the portion 37 inclines upwardly from adjacent the outer edge of the upper surface of the center sill flange to the horizontal-` portion 22. .Each of the inclined portions 35 and 37 of the bottom chord member is formed with downwardly projecting marginal rigidifying ribs38 and 39 respectively which materially strengthen the bolster against draft shocks or forces transmitted to it from the draftgears through the center sills. Moreover, the inclined portions 37 are provided with a plurality of downwardly extending bosses or lugs 40 surrounding aper-y tures 41 which receive rivets 42 for connecting the bottom cover plate'43 which, as is customary, passes beneath the center sills and may conveniently terminate at the outer ends of the horizontal portions 22 of the flange l2 of the bottom chord member. The bottom cover plate contacts with the bosses 40 and the ribs 39 of the bottom chord member, and as. clearly shown in the drawings, the bosses adjacent the ribs 39 may merge into and be formed integrally with the latter. The bossesv andribs project below theV flange 12 of the bottom chord member to space adjacent portions of the bottom cover plate a Vsufficient distance therefrom sothat it is unnecessary to form the cover plate where it angles upwardly from the center sillwith an abrupt jog or offset portion. Moreover, it will be appreciated that by inclining the portion 37 upwardly from adjacent the outer edge of the upper surface of the outwardly projecting portion of the center sill flange instead of from adjacent the outer edge of the lower surface of this flange, an abrupt jog or change in direction of the bottom flange is avoided whereby the bottom flange will more eRectively transmit and withstand .the forces to which it may be subjected. VMoreover, by

forming the portion 37 of the flange of the,

bottom chord member with downwardly projecting, `instead of with upwardly projecting rigidifying members, the bolster may be more easily cast.

Each of the bolster sections is formed with an extension 44, which isl interposed between the top of the center sillsvand the inclined floor sheets 45 of the car. Each of these eX- tensions is provided with a substantially vertical platelikeportion 46 and a substantially horizontal top flange 47 projecting on opposite sides of the vertical plate portion. The marginal edges of the top flange of each extension are preferably formed with downwardly projecting ribs 48 and the extensions may be conveniently secured together by splice plates 49 which are rigidly secured to opposite sides of the vertical plate port-ions 46 and to the undersides of the top flanges 47. In this mannerA a very rigid and yet simple connection is obtained between the bolster sections.

Adjacent its outer ends the bolster is provided with upwardly projecting T-shaped members affording convenient means to whichv car side stakes 50 may be secured. Each'of: the T-shaped members has a flange 51 which forms a continuation of the flange 15 of the adjacent end member of the bolster and an inwardly projecting stem 52 which may conveniently decrease indepth from adjacent the top chord member to adjacent the upper end of the flange 51. The flange 51 affords convenient means to which the laten allyprojecting anges 53 of the substantiah ly U-shaped side stakes may be secured, it being apparent that the stems of the upwardly projecting `T-shaped members are dis` posed within the U portions of the side stakes. The floor sheets of the car may be conveniently connected to the side stakes by brackets 54 which have vertical portions 55 embracing the U portion of the side stakes and secured to the flanges 53 thereof and inclined flanged portions 56 underlying and rigidly secured to the floor sheets.

To support the central portions of the floor sheets in spaced relation to the bolster a pair of plate-like members 57 may be employed. Each of these members is yprovided with an inclined top flange 58 rigidly secured to the underside of the adjacent floor sheet and a substantiallyfhorizontal bottom flange 59 rigidly secured in overlapping relation to the top flange of the extension 44 of the adjacent bolster section. The adjacent edges of the pair of plate members are vpreferably vertically disposed, and each is provided with a rigidifying flange 60 while the outer edges of the .plate members are provided with flanges 61which converge downwardly as the upper portions of the plate members are preferably of greater width than the lower portions thereof. By employing means such as the plate members 57, the floor sheets may be conveniently connected to the body bolster and maintained in spaced relation thereto and a very rigid and durable construction is produced.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very rigid body bolster has been designed, and one that is admirably adapted to withstand the severe service conditions to which it is subjected, and to efficiently distribute to adjacent parts of the car, construction, the

forces transmitted thereto. Nforeover, simple yet rugged and efficient means is provided for supporting the inclined floor sheets of the car and for connecting them to the body bolster.

I claim:

l. A body bolster for railway cars comprising top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members integrally connecting the chord members, said truss members being connected to the lower chord member in substantially vertical alliiement with a portion of the bolster which is cooperable with a truck side bearing, each of said truss members having a web disposed in a plane substantially parallel with the transverse axis of the bolster and a plurality of horizontally spaced flanges projecting from one side of said web.

2. A body bolster for railway cars comprising top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members integrally connecting the chord members, said truss members being connected to the lower chord member in substantially vertical alinement with a portion of the bolster which is cooperable with a truck side bearing, each of said truss members including a web having horizontally spaced flanges projecting from one side thereof and a flange disposed in a plane intermediate the planes of said spaced flanges projecting from the other side thereof.

3. A body bolster for railway cars comprising top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members integrally connecting the chord members, said truss members being connected to the lower chord member in substantially vertical alinement with a portion of the bolster which is cooperable with a truck side bearing, each of said truss members including a web, a flange projecting from one-side of the web intermediate its marginal edges, and spaced flanges projecting from the opposite side of the web adjacent its marginal edges.

4. A body bolster for railway ars comprising top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members integrally connecting the chord members, said truss members being connected to the lower chord member in substantially vertical alinement with a portion of the bolster which is cooperable with a truck side bearing, each of said truss members including a web, horizontally spaced flanges projecting from one side of the web, and a flange disposed in a plane intermediate the planes of said spaced flanges projecting from the opposite side of said web, each of said spaced flanges terminating in an inwardly projecting rib.

5. A body bolster for railway cars oomprising top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members integrallyl connecting the chord members, said truss members being connected to the lower chord member in substantially vertical alinement with a portion of the bolster which is cooperable with a truck side bearing, each of said truss members including a web having marginal flanges projectingA from one side thereof and a flange disposed in a plane intermediate the planes of said marginal flanges projecting from the other sid-e thereof, said intermediate flange being provided along its free edge with oppositely projecting reinforcing ribs, and said marginal flanges being respectively provided along their free edges with inwardly projecting reinforcing ribs.

6. A body bolster for railway cars involrin@ top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members integrally connecting said chord members and intersecting the bottom chord member adjacent the portion thereof adapted to cooperate with a truck side bearing, each of said truss members having a diagonally extending web provided with spaced flanges projecting from one side thereof, the spaced flanges of one of said truss members extending toward the spaced flanges of other of said truss members and corresponding flanges of each truss member being integrally connected adjacent said bottom chord member.

T. fr body bolster for railway cars involving top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members integrally connecting said chord members, said truss members being connected to the lower chord member adjacent the portion of the latter adapted to cooperate with a truck side bearing, each of said truss members including a web, a flange projecting from the side of the web remote from the adjacent truss member, and spaced flanges projecting from the side of the web adjacent the other truss member, the corresponding ones of said spaced flanges of each truss member leing integrally connected adjacent said bottom chord member.

8. il body bolster for railway cars comprising top and bottom chord members, said top chord member being provided with a substantially vertical flange, and a truss member integrally connecting the top and bottom chord members and having flanges spaced transversely of the bolstern the upper portions of said spaced flanges converging and beingintegrally connected to said vertical flange of the top chord member.

9. Abody bolster for railway cars comprising top and bottom chord members, said top chord member being provided with a substantially vertical flange, and truss members including webs extending transversely of the bolster integrally connectinv' said top and bottom chord members, said truss members converging downwardly and intersecting the lower chord member adjacent the portion thereof adapted to cooperate with va truck side bearing, the webs of each of lsaid truss members-being provided with laterally projecting horizontally spaced flanges, theupper portionsof said flanges respectively converging and being integrally connected to the vertical flange of said top chord member.

10. A bolster for railway cars involving top and bottom chord members, said top chordV membervbeing providedwith a substantially vertical llange, and truss members including a web extending transversely of the bolster integrally connecting said top and bottomchord members, the webs of each of said truss members being provided with horizontally spaced laterally projecting flanges, corresponding flanges of said truss members being integrally connected adjacent their lower portions and the upper portions ot the flanges of each of said truss members being integrally connected to the vertical flange of said top chord member.

11. A body bolster for railway cars involving top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members in tegrally connecting said chord members, each of said truss members including a web intersecting the bottom chord member adj acent the portion thereof adapted to cooperate with a truck side bearing, said webs being respectively provided with horizontally spaced laterally projecting flanges a-nd corresponding flanges of each truss member being disposed in substantially the same plane and being integrally connected adjacent the lower portion of the bottom chord member.

12. A body bolster for railway cars involving top and bottom chord members and downwardly converging truss members integrally connecting said chord members, said truss members intersecting the lower chord member adjacent the portion lof the latter adapted to cooperate with a truck side bearing, each of said truss members including a web extending transversely of the bolster and horizontally spaced laterally projecting flanges, the spaced flanges of one of said truss members extending toward the spaced flanges of the other of said truss members and corresponding flanges of each truss member being integrally connected adjacent said bottom chord member. portions of the webs of the truss members adj acent the lower chord member projecting beyond adjacent portions of said spaced flanges.

13. In a railway hopper car, the combination with a center sill, of an inclined floor j sheet, a body bolster rigidly secured to the center sill and provided with a portion overlying the latter and spaced beneath the floor sheet, and plate means extending upwardly from the `portion of the bolster overlying the center sill and rigidly secured to said floor sheet for supporting the latter, said plate convergingdownwardly toward the bolster. j

Vl5. .In a railway-,hopper car, the combination with a center sill, of an inclined Hoor sheet, abody bolster rigidly secured to the center sill and provided with a portion overlying the latter and spaced beneath the floor sheet, 'and aV plate member interposed between the floor sheet and the portion of the bolster overlyingxthe center sill, said plate member vhaving marginal flanges rigidly secured to the body bolster and' floor sheet and being provided with reinforcing flanges eX# tending at angles to said marginal flanges.

16. In a railwayhopper car, the combination witha center sill, of an inclined floor sheet, a bodyv bolster rigidly secured to the V*center sill and provided with a portion overlying the latter and spaced'beneath the lloor sheet, and a plurality of alined plate members interposed between the portion of the bolster overlying thecenter sill and the floor sheet for supporting the latter, the linner edges of said plate members being substantially vertical and the outer'edges thereof being inclined downwardly and inwardly. j

17. In a railway hopper car, the combinationwith a center sill, of an inc-lined floor sheet', a body bolster comprising a plurality ofsections respectively disposed on opposite sides of the center sill', each of said sections having anextension overlying the center sill j and spaced below the floor sheet, and plate means rigidly. secured to the extensions of said bolster sections and extending upwardly therefrom for supporting said floor sheet.

18. .In a railway hopper car, the combination with a center sill, of an inclined floor sheet, a body bolster comprising a. plurality of sections respectively disposed on opposite sides of the center sill, each of said sections having an extension overlying the center sill and spacedy below the floor sheet, said eXtensions being rigidly connected and each having substantially horizontal top flange, and plate means interposed between said eXtensions and the floor sheet for supporting the latter, said plate means having horizontal flange means rigidly secured to the top flanges of said extensions and inclined flange means rigidlyfsecured to saidfloor sheet. j j

. 19. In a railway car, .the combination with a center sill having a webvk provided with a T laterally projecting flange adjacent its lowei`I portion, of a body bolster having a bottom flange provided with oppositely inclined downwardly extending portions, said bolster being also provided with a substantially vertical flange for attachment to the web of the center sill, one of said portions of the bottom flange of the bolster extending downwardly from the portion of the bolster to which a side bearing wear plate is adapted to be secured and the other` of said portions being inclined downwardly from said vertical flange, said last named portion overlying the upper surface of the laterally projecting flange of the center sill and each of said portions being disposed above a horizontal plane passing through the outer edge of the upper surface of said outwardly projecting flange.

20. In a railway car, the combination with a center sill having a laterally projecting flange, of a body bolster having a bottom flange provided with a plurality of relatively inclined portions, one of said portions overlying the upper surface of said laterally projecting flange and the other of said portions intersecting said first named portion and being inclined upwardly and outwardly therefrom, the under surface of said second named portion intersecting the under surface of the first named portion adjacent the outer edge of the upper surface of the laterally projecting flange.

2l. In a railway car, the combination with a center sill having a laterally projecting flange, of a body bolster having a bottom flange provided with a plurality of angularly disposed portions, one of said portions overlying the upper surface of said laterally projecting flange and the other of said portions being inclined upwardly and outwardly from the latter, the under surface of each of said portions intersecting in a line disposed in a horizontal plane passing through the outer portion of the upper surface of said laterally projecting flange.

22. In a railway car, the combination with a center sill, of a body bolster having a bottom flange disposed on opposite sides of the center sill, the marginal edges of said bottom flange being integrally provided with downwardly projecting reinforcing ribs, a cover plate extending beneath said center sill, said cover plate underlying the bottom flange of the bolster and being rigidly secured thereto in engagement with said marginal ribs.

23. In a railway car, the combination with a center sill, of a body bolster having a bottom flange extending on opposite sides of the center sill, said bottom flange being integrally provided with a plurality of downwardly projecting portions, a cover plate extending beneath the center sill and underlying said flange, adjacent portions of the plate and flange being rigidly connected and said downwardly projecting portions being adapted to maintain adjacent portions of the flange and plate in spaced relation.

24. In a railway car, the combination with a center sill, of a body bolster having a bottom flange extending on opposite sides of the center sill, said bottom flange having a plurality of rivet receiving apertures and being integrally formed with a plurality of downwardly projecting bosses respectively surrounding said apertures, a bottom cover plate extending beneath the center sill and underlying said flange, said plate being in engagement with said downwardly projecting bosses, and rivets extending through said apertures for connecting said flange and cover plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM E. VINE. 

